“Hawaii Five-0” actor Taylor Wily dead at 56

“Hawaii 5-0” actor Taylor Wily has died, his leisure lawyer confirmed to CBS Information. He was 56 years previous.

A reason behind loss of life was not shared. Native information outlet KITV reported that Wily died in Hurricane, Utah. 

Government producer Peter Lenkov, who labored with Wily on each “Hawaii 5-0” and “Magnum P.I.,” mentioned on Instagram that he was “devastated” and “heartbroken” by Wily’s loss of life. 

“You charmed me into making you an everyday… on the present… and in my life,” Lenkov wrote in a second submit, alongside a slideshow of photographs of himself and Wily. “You had been household. And I’ll miss you day by day, brother.” 

Wily was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Earlier than coming into the movie and tv trade, he had a profession as a sumo wrestler and blended martial artist. 

Wily had a recurring position on “Hawaii 5-0,” enjoying the character of Kamekona Tupuola for 171 episodes. He additionally reprised the position in “MacGyver” and “Magnum P.I.” He additionally performed a job within the movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and appeared in the course of the twentieth season of “The Superb Race.”  

Wily is survived by his spouse, Halona, and their two youngsters, KITV reported.